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Sony Cyber-shot F505: 24 YEARS later! RETRO review vs F505v

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A Guide to Car Photography (42West).
Professional Creative Photography: Your Guide to the World of Lensbaby (Explora).

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New up to $300 savings on Tamron E-mount lenses!

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New Tamron savings just started today:

Today we have new electronic deals at Amazon US (Click here). Special mention goes to the Anker accessories deals and Samsung drives/cards savings.

And BHphoto launched the WPPi specials (Click here to see the long list).

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First wild Sony A7sIV rumors: It will have the highest dynamic range on any alpha camera?

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Note: This is a WILD rumor about the A7sIV that I got from a new source. Trusted sources have NOT told me yet if the A7sIV will be coming in 2023. So for the sake of clickbait, sorry “rationale discussion” let me know if you would be happy if that rumor would turn out to be true:

  • A7sIV will be announced in Q3/Q4 2023
  • 6k sensor that offers raw video and oversampled 4k video with no crops
  • The highest dynamic range ever on any alpha camera

If the rumor is correct (big if!) the surprise here is that the A7sIV would not record 8K. Of course, being this aimed at professionals we have to admit that 8K isn’t yet mainstream anyway. So it might be a wise choice from Sony to focus on delivering the best 4k quality possible.

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Sony to Release SPAD Depth Sensor for Smartphones with the Industry’s Highest Photon Detection Efficiency

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Sony just issued the following press text for the release of their new SPAD sensor. Not sure this sensor tech might be used on future APS-C and FF designs too. But surely this innovation sounds exciting:

Sony Semiconductor Solutions to Release SPAD Depth Sensor for Smartphones with
High-Accuracy, Low-Power Distance Measurement Performance, Powered
by the Industry’s Highest*1 Photon Detection Efficiency

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Atsugi, Japan — Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS) today announced the upcoming release of the IMX611, a direct time-of-flight (dToF) SPAD depth sensor for smartphones that delivers the industry’s highest*1 photon detection efficiency.

The IMX611 has a photon detection efficiency of 28%, the highest in the industry,*1 thanks to its proprietary single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) pixel structure.*2 This reduces the power consumption of the entire system while enabling high-accuracy measurement of the distance of an object.

This new sensor will generate opportunities to create new value in smartphones, including functions and applications that utilize distance information.

*1 Among SPAD depth sensors for smartphones. As of this announcement on March 6, 2023.
*2 A pixel structure that uses avalanche multiplication to amplify electrons from a single incident photon, causing a cascade like an avalanche.

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Sony A7IV vs Panasonic S5 II in Low Light

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We have our own Facebook camera groups you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony Alpha group.
Sony A1 group.
Sony A9 series group.
Sony A7r series group.
Sony A7s series group.
Sony A7 series group.

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